Tag: LGBTI Rights
Vietnam Blazes Trail for Gay Rights in Southeast Asia
Vietnam may be regarded as the most repressive Southeast Asian nation in its bid to muzzle dissenting voices and gag public freedoms, but the one-party Communist state is becoming a surprise torchbearer for gay rights in the region.
In the rapidly booming region, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Brunei outlaw homosexuality, while...
The battle for gay rights in Burma
Loud dance music, strobe lights, vodka shots and cocktails: the fare at Rangoon’s Flamingo Club doesn’t stand out from what’s on offer at any number of nightlife spots around the city. But on the last Saturday of the month, things are slightly different.
As of this month, FAB, the “the...
LGBT Groups Call for Burma’s Penal Code to Be Amended
RANGOON — A lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) rights group is calling for the Burma government to abolish an article in its 19th century penal code that outlaws same-sex relationships, activists said.
The penal code, which was first brought in under British colonial rule, still includes Article 377, under...
Malaysia: Umno declares war on Shia Muslims, deviants and gays
Umno has declared war on Shia Muslims, gays, lesbians, trans-sexuals, liberals and those who have insulted Islam, saying the government should set up a commission to protect the country's official religion.
The country's largest party of Muslims today tabled a resolution in its assembly to introduce a bill in the...
Indonesia: Rights commission warns of intensifying abuse in 2014
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) warned that 2014 could be an “emergency” year for rights violations.
As political candidates will be contesting the legislative and presidential elections this year, they could use sensitive issues regarding religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation and race to further their own interests.
Komnas HAM...
Brunei’s new penal code violates human rights: ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists says Brunei's new penal code, which includes death by stoning for adulterers, would violate human rights.
The sharia penal code, enacted into law last October, is scheduled to come into force in April.
The revised law criminalises adultery, extra-marital affairs, consensual gay sex and also re-introduces...
Rights group: Cambodia Cellcard ad discriminatory against LGBT people
Last month, Cambodia’s second largest telecom provider Mobitel – operator of the Cellcard network – released a TV commercial poking fun at transgender people and consequently upsetting many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The spot had its debut on the social network Facebook, where it...
Police investigate gay marriage ceremony in Yangon
YANGON - Police are investigating a marriage ceremony held between two gay lovers on March 2 after daily newspapers reported the event leading to widespread criticism.
Local dailies The Voice, 7 Day and Democracy Today reported the first public gay marriage ceremony between Myo Min Htet and Tin Ko Ko...
Couple Lives In Fear After Myanmar’s First Public Same-Sex Wedding
YANGON, Myanmar — In the month since they donned traditional wedding suits and pledged a lifelong commitment before family and friends, Tin Ko Ko and Myo Min Htet have been afraid to sleep in their own home.
The two men, whose celebration was trumpeted around the world as Myanmar’s first...
UN urges Brunei to delay new law mandating stoning of gay people
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM – Brunei has adopted a new penal code that calls for death by stoning for same-sex relations which will come into effect April 22, reports GayAsiaNews.com.
Same-sex relations have long been a crime in Brunei, but the maximum punishment till now has been a 10-year prison sentence.
The United...
